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Fat Grip Attachments and Thick Bars: What Three Small Studies Show About Strength, Muscle Activity and Grip Training
Three small studies of thick bars and fat grip attachments found lower lifting strength and mixed muscle activity acutely, and golf gains after eight…
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Standing or Seated Calf Raise? What Two Training Trials Show About Knee Position, Muscle Length and Partial Repetitions
Two training trials compared calf-raise set-ups: standing versus seated in 14 adults, and partial repetitions past failure in 16 men.
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Stroke Rate on a Rowing Machine: What Three Studies of Rowers Show About Power, Technique and Foot-Stretcher Position
What three studies of ergometer rowing found about stroke rate, power, technique and foot-stretcher position, and why the results come from trained rowers.
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Weightlifting Shoes and Heel Wedges for the Squat: What a 2021 Review and Two Small Studies Show About Raised Heels
What a 2021 review of 14 studies and two small studies found about raised-heel weightlifting shoes and heel wedges in the barbell back squat.
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Smith Machine or Free-Weight Squat and Bench Press? What Three 2025-2026 Studies From One Research Group Show
Three 2025-2026 studies from one group compared Smith machine and free-weight squats and bench presses for strength, muscle size and force direction.
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Weighted Sleds for Sprint Training: What Three Meta-Analyses Show About Load, Acceleration and Recreational Lifters
Three meta-analyses of sled and resisted sprint training found gains in early acceleration, but little benefit for recreationally active people.
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